Teen charged in East St. Louis rape after DNA cleared previous suspect

DNA testing first helped release a man from jail on a rape charge in East St. Louis. Now, investigators are using DNA testing to put another man behind bars for the crime.

Dominic R. Hood, 18, of East St. Louis, has been charged with six counts of criminal sexual assault, one count of attempted aggravated criminal assault and one count of aggravated armed robbery, the St. Clair County state's attorney's office reported.

Hood is being held at the St. Clair County Jail on $1 million bond. Authorities say DNA information already in a database links Hood to the Jan. 29 rape.

The victim, a woman in her early 30s, was walking home from the Emerson Park MetroLink stop near Bowman Avenue and North 14th Street when she was approached by a gun-wielding man who demanded her valuables and then raped her.

Originally, Marlon M. Miller, 20, of East St. Louis, was arrested and held in connection with the crime. He was released after DNA tests cleared him.

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Teen charged in East St. Louis rape after DNA cleared previous suspect